Physicist who conducted the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction Crossword Clue

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RankAnswerLengthSourceDate
98% FERMI Physicist who conducted the first self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction (5) Wall Street Journal Feb 17, 2024
3% CRITICALMASS Sustained nuclear chain reaction requirement (12) LA Times Daily Aug 16, 2017
2% ECOHOTEL Sustainable lodging (8) Universal Dec 21, 2025
2% ERNST Physicist Mach (5) Wall Street Journal Dec 20, 2025
2% INCUR Sustain (5) The Telegraph Quick Dec 19, 2025
2% OOHS Awed reactions (4) New York Times Dec 19, 2025
2% PROPRIETY Correct conduct (9) (9) Mirror Classic Dec 17, 2025
2% RASH Skin reaction (4) Commuter Dec 16, 2025
2% AUTO Self starter? (4) Universal Dec 15, 2025
2% PROPRIOCEPTION Self-awareness? (14) LA Times Daily Dec 13, 2025

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